Fuel Load Assessment - Field Sheet

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Cranbourne Gardens

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel

• Fire Management Zone ID

  Select 1 - Depot 2 - Depot 3 - Depot 4 - Depot 5 - Depot 6 - AG 7 - AG 8 - AG 9 - AG

  • 1 - Depot
  • 2 - Depot
  • 3 - Depot
  • 4 - Depot
  • 5 - Depot
  • 6 - AG
  • 7 - AG
  • 8 - AG
  • 9 - AG

• Vegetation Type

  Select Aquatic Herbfield Damp Grassy Woodland Damp Heathy Woodland Disturbed Heathland Easement Grassy Woodland Grassy Woodland Heathy Woodland Heathy Woodland 2 Riparian Scrub Sand Heathland Sedge Wetland Swamp Scrub Undefined

  • Aquatic Herbfield
  • Damp Grassy Woodland
  • Damp Heathy Woodland
  • Disturbed Heathland
  • Easement Grassy Woodland
  • Grassy Woodland
  • Heathy Woodland
  • Heathy Woodland 2
  • Riparian Scrub
  • Sand Heathland
  • Sedge Wetland
  • Swamp Scrub
  • Undefined

• 

• Fire Management Zones Location Map

  

• Photo Representative of Overall Zone

  Media

• % Cover Guide

  

• Fuel Elevation Diagram

Plot Information

• Plot Number

Canopy (20m radius)

• Canopy Average Height to Top of Canopy

  0-10m

  11-20m

  21-30m

  31m+

• Canopy Average Height to Base of Canopy

  0-4m

  5-7m

  8-10m

Bark Fuel (20m radius)

• Stringybark ID

  

• Ribbon Bark ID

  

• Other Bark ID

  

• Bark Fuel Type<br>You MUST complete the fuel hazard rating for the corresponding fuel type. Use n/a on each other fuel type hazard rating

  Stringybark Fuel Hazard

  Ribbon Bark Fuel Hazard

  Other Bark Fuel Hazard

• Stringybark Fuel Hazard Rating

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

• Ribbon Bark Fuel Hazard Rating

  Not Present

  Moderate

  High

  Very High

  n/a

• Other Bark Fuel Hazard Rating

  Low

  Moderate

  High

  n/a

Elevated Fuel Layer (10m radius)

• Elevated Fuel Layer Diagram

  

• Elevated % Cover

  Select <20% (<20% dead) 21-30% (<20% dead) 31-50% (<20% dead) 51-80% (20-30% dead) >70% (>30% dead) nil

  • <20% (<20% dead)
  • 21-30% (<20% dead)
  • 31-50% (<20% dead)
  • 51-80% (20-30% dead)
  • >70% (>30% dead)
  • nil

• Elevated % Dead

  Select <20% (<20% dead) 21-30% (<20% dead) 31-50% (<20% dead) 51-80% (20-30% dead) >70% (>30% dead) nil

  • <20% (<20% dead)
  • 21-30% (<20% dead)
  • 31-50% (<20% dead)
  • 51-80% (20-30% dead)
  • >70% (>30% dead)
  • nil

• Elevated Fuel Average Height

  Select 1-2m 2-4m 4-6m 6-8m 8-10m 10m+

  • 1-2m
  • 2-4m
  • 4-6m
  • 6-8m
  • 8-10m
  • 10m+

• Elevated Fuel Hazard Matrix

  

• Elevated Fuel Hazard (refer to category matrix)

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

Near-surface Fuel Layer (10m radius)

• Near-surface Fuel Layer Diagram

  

• Near-surface % Cover

  <10% (<10% dead)

  11-20% (<20% dead)

  21-40% (>20% dead)

  41-60% (>30% dead)

  >61% (>50% dead)

• Near-surface % Dead

  <10% (<10% dead)

  11-20% (<20% dead)

  21-40% (>20% dead)

  41-60% (>30% dead)

  >61% (>50% dead)

• Near-surface Average Height

  Select <5cm 5-10cm 10-30cm 30-50cm 50-100cm >100cm

  • <5cm
  • 5-10cm
  • 10-30cm
  • 30-50cm
  • 50-100cm
  • >100cm

• Near-surface Fuel Hazard Matrix

  

• Near-surface Fuel Hazard (refer to category matrix)

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

Surface Fuel Layer (10m radius)

• Surface Fuel Layer Diagram

  

• Surface Litter % Cover

  <60% (very thin layer <10mm)

  60-80% (thin layer 10-25mm)

  80-90% (thickness 20-30mm)

  <90% (thickness 25-45mm)

  >95% (thickness >35mm)

• Average Litter Depth

  <60% (very thin layer <10mm)

  60-80% (thin layer 10-25mm)

  80-90% (thickness 20-30mm)

  <90% (thickness 25-45mm)

  >95% (thickness >35mm)

• Surface Fuel Hazard Matrix

  

• Surface Fuel Hazard (refer to category matrix)

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

Combined Surface and Near-surface Fine Fuel Hazard Calculation

• Combined Surface and Near-surface Fuel Hazard Matrix

  

• Combined Hazard (refer to category matrix)

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

Overall Fuel Hazard Calculation (refer to category matrix)

• Overall Fuel Hazard Matrix

  

• Overall Fuel Hazard Rating (refer to category matrix)

  Select Not Present Low Moderate High Very High Extreme n/a

  • Not Present
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very High
  • Extreme
  • n/a

Actions Required

• Outline steps to be taken to reduce overall fuel hazard ratings